Hiss Is Freed After 44 Months In Federal Prison
Alger Hiss was released from the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg Pennsylvania after 44 months for perjury. He walked out with his wife Priscilla and son Anthony amid cameras and reporters, reiterating his complete innocence and vowing to clear his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Alger Hiss
Northeastern
Iss
Freedom
Priscilla
Anthony
Hiss
U. S
Whittaker Chambers
William Remington
Remington
Commerce de Santment
Departmer
Chester Lane
Robert Benjamin
Life
State Department
Whittner
Chambers
Knowland Calls For Blockade of Chinese Coast
Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland urged a naval blockade of the China coast until American civilians and military personnel held in Communist China are released. He said action should proceed with or without United Nations support and sought a public list of Americans detained or restricted abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
China
Knowland
United Nations
United States
U. S
Defense Department
U.S
Big
Defense Establishment
State Department
James E. Webb
Food Poisoning Hits Prisoners at Marin County Jail
Sheriff Walter B. Sellmer said four prisoners at Marin County Jail were treated for food poisoning after a special Thanksgiving dinner. None were seriously ill. The meals were supplied by a contracted local delicatessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Sherif
Walter B. Sellmer
Marin
Sellmer
Chiang Kai-shek bombers strike Toumen Island raid
Chiang Kai-shek forces claim a victorious raid against Communist gun positions on Toumen Island off the Chekiang coast near the Tachen Islands. Nationalist pilots report success while at Wu chiung another engagement left conflicting accounts of a Red landing and heavy casualties. Government sources credit the air force with repelling the Wuchiu invasion attempt and taking prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kaiishek
Vinchiu
Toumen
Tournen
Chekiang
Tachen Islands
Wuchin
Tachen
Wuehiu
Office of Government Information
Ministry of i National Defense
Wuchiu
Heckler sues Nixon for 150000 in California suit
James Heavey, 33, filed a $150,000 damage suit in San Francisco Superior Court alleging that security agents assaulted him during Nixon's San Mateo campaign speech on Oct 29. Heavey claims bruises in the back and arms and neck, plus grave humiliation and embarrassment, and names the agents as acting within Nixon's course and scope. He was escorted out but not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco Superior Court
James Heavey
Secret Service
Nixon
San. Mateo
Heaven
Heavey
Mixon
San Matéo
Ixon
Telus
Aia
United States Senate
Shemein
County Officials Refuse Civil Defense Test Participation
Alameda San Mateo and Marin officials say they will not take part in Monday's civil defense siren test citing excessive frequency and lack of attention. Hayward planned to participate. Adm. A C Cook defends tests as valuable, noting improvements in civil defense setup. state sets tests, participation not mandatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
San Mateo
Marin County
Hayward
Adm
A. C. Cook
San Francisco
Nuns Cleared Of Lottery Law Violation
Merced California district attorney moved to dismiss charges against two Catholic nuns and a 13 year old parochial student boy after lottery law violations were dropped. He sought dismissal to allow questioning without self incrimination while charges against the school principal and another teacher remain pending. The attorney said no pursuit of conviction was intended and sought end to alleged unlawful activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merced
Calif
Merced Justice Court
Don C. Mayes
Merced Our: Lady of, Mercy
Janother
Ln Justice Court
Mayes
Ito
Erie
Year's Worst Storm Lashes English Coast
London reports a fierce storm battered the English Channel and Irish Sea wrecking parts of ships. Rescue efforts by life boats, navy helicopters, and crews saved many but left some marooned on a brokend tanker World Concord. fog and wind hindered further lifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irish Sea
Channel
Admiralty
Concord
Illustrious
Kurt Carlsen
Enterprise
English Channel
Britain
France
Renee
Paul
Park
Noble
Okjones
Dean of S. F. Supervisors Dies
SAN FRANCISCO Dewey, a skilled paving contractor, died leaving the San Francisco board of supervisors and local authorities to mourn the loss of a longtime city official and public works contributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
S. Fe Supervisors
Smog Crisis Grips Los Angeles With Deadly Smog
In a dense smog and fog episode, Los Angeles faces a record surge in traffic accidents and three infant deaths tied to respiratory issues. Autopsies are ongoing to gauge smog’s role while officials urge halts to burning trash and refinery testing to curb the air assault.
Uninjured Hayward Man Collapses After Auto Crash
Richard W. Gellerson, 41, president of Transport Service, Inc., Niles, collapsed in his driveway about 1:30 am after his northbound truck was rear ended on Niles road. He died on arrival at Fairmont hospital. Neighbor Howard Adney found him. The other driver, Larry Stahl, 17, Cen terville, Hayward, suffered facial and leg injuries and was hospitalized after the crash. Coroner's deputies planned an autopsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles Road
Richard W. Gellerson
Dixon Street
Hayward
Transport Service, Inc
Niles
Fairmont Stad
Howard Adney
Gellerson
Larry Lewis Stahl
Whitfield Avenue
Centerville
Valle Vista Road
Stahl
Fair-mont
Hayward Hospital
James Purchio
Stuart Watts
Cops Nab Trio On Dope Charge
SAN DIEGO three men identified as Hayward residents are held on narcotics possession and use charges after arrest at the Tijuana border station. They are James Ray Hicks 18 Richard Gus Kinyon 21 and Robert Martin Lienau 23. Customs agents say the trio entered the country from Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Hayward
Tijuana
James Ray ‘Hicks
Richard Gus ‘Kiavong
Robert Martin Lienau
Eden Township
James Raymond Hicks
Ruus Road
Richard Gus Kinyon
Robert Lienau
Clark Street
Mexico
Vandals Damage San Jose High School Classrooms
San Jose’s newest high school suffered extensive damage worth 2000 to 10000 dollars. About 15 classrooms and offices were rentered during Thanksgiving day. Two typewriters and a adding machine were broken, the telephone switchboard damaged, and glass partitions smashed. Officials attributed the act to students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
San Jose High School
New Theory on Earth Origin by Harold Urey
Nobel chemist Harold Urey presented a theory that the earth formed at low temperatures, not as a hot mass. He argued volatile elements like mercury and zinc would not be retained if the world had cooled from extreme heat, citing their presence in compounds in earth and meteorites as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold C."urey
Sahin ‘Urey
Nobel
Earth
Physical Society
Urey
Phenistry
Clerk Leads Cops To Arrest King Of Check Passers
Concord police nabbed John Waikunas known as Waitkunas or DeMeter who tried to cash an eight six dollar check at a paint store using James Burke as the name. He admitted cashing roughly $160000 in bad checks across New England Florida and California during seven years of evasion. He surrendered after a forged doctor’s name and was traced via handwriting experts to multiple aliases. He is married with two daughters and said gambling losses drained his funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waitkuras
Walter DeMeter
Total
James Burke
Concord
Ronne Orin
Orin
Waitkunas
New England
Florida
California
DeMeter
T Hayward
Walthunas
Betty Minster
C. H W. Lentz
Fohm
Paes
Minster
Investigation Bureau
Sacram
Wikunas
Burke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robey Realtors
San Leandro
Oakland
Tsinkiong
Amoy
Puteini
Veemoyis
Quemoy
Kaohsiung
Hsinchoi
Chi-lung
Huclein
Stoinon
Taitung
Wuchui
Chiang Kai-shek
Wuchut Ie
Chiang
Toumen Island
Heckler
San. Francisco
Dewey
L.A
Los Angeles
Grimes
Weather’ Bureau
Army
Martin Bugg
San I Pedro
Stephen
George M. Ubl
Frederick C. Newhart
Los Angeles County
Cops
Trio
King of
Contra Costa County
John Waikunas
Estrest
Gul
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!